This traditional devotion of the Church is celebrated on the Second Sunday of Easter, invoking the divine mercy of God for all His children. The Divine Mercy prayers will be offered on April 12 at 3:00pm in Saint Edward Church in Blawnox. All parishioners, neighbors, and friends are welcome.
The Fund for Christ the King Parish was established to strengthen our long-term financial future.
Join us on Tuesday, April 28, at 6:30pm at Saint Joseph Church for an educational session with the CFGPitt to learn about how legacy gifts will help sustain our mission.
Christ the King Parish will hold its traditional Tenebrae Service on Monday evening of Holy Week, March 30, beginning at 7:00 pm in the awesome beauty of Saint Mary’s Church in Sharpsburg.
The Easter Vigil Mass will be offered on Saturday, April 4, beginning at 8:30 in Saint Joseph Church. Please note the change of time from 7:30 to 8:30. At that later hour the Church invites us into a darkened church "to enter into the darkness of the tomb . . . to experience the new light of the Resurrection.”
The Passion accounts from the Gospels according to Matthew and John are read on Palm Sunday and Good Friday this year. These two accounts contain passages that have contributed to historical persecution of Jews by Christians. How did this happen, and how are we to understand those passages today? Click the title above to read a brief essay by Andrew Bechman, our pastoral associate.
All parishioners are asked to participate in the DMI survey which runs from Ash Wednesday to Palm Sunday and will help us assess our opportunites and strengths and guide our plan for the future. Click for details!
Join us on Monday, March 9, at 7:00 pm in Saint Joseph Church, 342 Dorseyville Road, 15215. The service will include evening prayer, sacred music from CTK's music ministry, and “Return to Me, the Love of God”, a reflection on the crucified heart of Jesus by Fr. Dan D'Antonio of Holy Family Parish.
CTK's Hope for Haiti Committee is hosting a Lenten Soup Supper on Wednesday, March 11, from 6:30-8:00 pm in the Saint Scholastica social hall. We’ll enjoy delicious soups and pray and reflect together on the theme, “Our Lenten Spiritual Pilgrimage in Solidarity with Immigrants.” All are welcome! CLICK for optional registration
Christ the King will celebrate the regular schedule of Masses this weekend.
However, in light of ongoing winter weather conditions across western Pennsylvania, Bishop Mark Eckman of the Diocese of Pittsburgh is reminding the faithful to prioritize personal health and safety when discerning whether to attend Mass this weekend.
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There will be no Sunday Masses in Christ the King Parish on January 25. Parishioners are encouraged to attend the Saturday Masses at 4pm at Saint Joseph Church and 5pm at Saint Scholastica Church. CLICK FOR DETAILS
Join us Saturday, February 28, at Saint Joseph Church. Dr. Maureen Crossen, a retired professor of theology at Carlow University, will lead the day. She has chosen as her theme the words of Mary to the waiters at the Wedding of Cana in reference to her Son: “Do whatever He tells you.”